274: An Amazing Journey

Dennis Madalone Interview.
 
Dennis Madalone was the stunt coordinator for seasons 3 through 7
of The Next Generation and all of Deep Space Nine and Voyager. He
also did stunts and played many characters from the first season
of The Next Generation all the way to the final season of
Voyager. Dennis Madalone's work on episodes that required stunts
had an important influence on hundreds of Star Trek episodes from
1987 to 2001. 



In this episode of Earl Grey, host Justin Oser interviews Dennis
Madalone about his role as the stunt coordinator for 19 seasons
of Star Trek, including 5 seasons of The Next Generation, all 7
seasons of Deep Space Nine and all 7 seasons of Voyager, as well
as the many stunts and acting roles that he did on Star Trek from
1987 to 2001. The discussion includes his lifelong love of
stunts, stories from the hundreds of Star Trek episodes that he
worked on, which alien makeup that he wore was the greatest
challenge, and much more!



Chapters 
Intro (00:00:00)  


Babel Conference Feedback (00:01:29)  
Welcome, Dennis! (00:04:39)  


Starting A Career in Stunts (00:05:29)  


Meeting James Cagney (00:07:43)  


Coordinating Stunts on Star Trek (00:11:38)
Acting Roles in Star Trek (00:29:34)
Conventions (00:33:39)
The Journey Continues (00:35:16)
Hobbies and Interests (00:38:25)
Current and Upcoming Work (00:39:39)
Stunts in TV vs. Films (00:41:37)


Final Thoughts (00:45:42)  


Closing (00:48:20)  


 


Total Run Time: 51 minutes 5 seconds
 
Host
Justin Oser

Guest
Dennis Madalone
 
Production
Justin Oser (Editor and Producer) Amy Nelson (Producer) Richard
Marquez (Producer) Tony Robinson (Producer) C Bryan Jones
(Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken
Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer)
Michael E Hueter (Associate Producer) Thomas Appel (Associate
Producer) Chris Tribuzio (Associate Producer) Joe Keegan
(Associate Producer) Jim McMahon (Associate Producer) Justin Oser
(Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony
Robinson (Show Art) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)